After dawn, Zhao Xi was still the same Zhao Xi, a king of the Song Dynasty who was almost as intelligent as a demon.
As usual, Zhao Xi attended the daily cabinet meeting, watched his son report to the cabinet and discussed some government affairs, and left with great satisfaction.
Then, the son will bring the government affairs that need him to handle to Qinzheng Hall.
At this time, Zhao Xi will let his son handle it first, and only when he encounters inappropriate handling, Zhao Xi will give advice.
Today is the same as usual.
After the regular memorials were processed, the son reported these to the cabinet and continued to stay in the cabinet to learn how the cabinet handles government affairs.
And Zhao Xi...
"Zhongzheng, investigate all cargo transportation lists between Dali and Guochao since the siege of the party members."
"It is necessary to find out the source and destination, as well as the people who receive and ship goods in Dali and the country, their addresses, and who is responsible for the transportation. At the same time, we must learn from the channels of the Imperial City Department about the whereabouts of items that are not normally brought into the country!"
Zhao Xi had to find out whether it was true or not and verify it with facts. At the same time, he could also be targeted.
As for speculation, I am afraid that all the officials in the court who knew about the attack on the prince have made speculations.
Whether the guess is correct or not, you need to check it yourself.
There is an outcome to the incident, which is much easier to deal with than relying on guesswork.
"At the same time, you should communicate with Zhao Qin and start with the letters sent by Xing Shu, Cai Jing, Cai Bian, and even Cai Que to find out whether there is any correspondence between them..."
Zhao Xi paused and continued to give instructions.
"Every correspondence between them and anyone must be investigated."
"In the past one year or even two or three years, we have investigated the banquets Xing Shu, Cai Jing and others participated in, and the various people they came into contact with."
"The water transport aspect will depend on the situation. Don't be greedy for too much. Focus on the behavior of water transport forces on the Yangtze River shipping line."
"Also, all these investigations must be conducted secretly. However, the investigation originally sent to the Jinghu Road area will not be withdrawn, and the momentum will be increased..."
Since the initial direction was wrong and the incident investigation reached a dead end, it is better to continue in this way, which should help reveal the truth of the incident.
It's a pity that Dali... Although the Guo Dynasty controlled Dali's political affairs to a certain extent, Dali has always had the intention to get rid of the influence of the Guo Dynasty since Duan Silian abdicated.
The civil servants were gradually dominated by the trained ministers and workers of Dali, while the military generals simply ignored the state and sent military generals.
Duan Silian asked for help from the Song Dynasty because of the rebellion of the Gao family, but he was also dissatisfied because the Dali court relied too much on the Song Dynasty. He abdicated and his son Duan Lianyi became a monk himself.
This also caused Duan Lianyi to be wary of the ministers dispatched by the dynasty to a certain extent.
Otherwise, the most direct way is to investigate the whereabouts of the firearms directly from Dali.
Although the so-called marriage cannot affect Zhao Xi's goal of eventually incorporating Dali into the territory, reasons are still needed.
Regardless of whether you want to show off as a sage and king in your heart, on the surface, you still need to have a certain appearance and be a certain person for others to see.
Zhao Xi basically understood the course of the incident.
The second prince was born to the Duan family, and the key areas for his palace experience were in Jinghu, Chengdu and even Dali, and the entire incident of the prince's attack happened to be reflected in these three places.
As for the fifth son and the seventh son, the fifth son was born from the same mother as the prince, and he had an idle temperament that focused on poetry and calligraphy.
The seventh son is the son of the Su family. He is the only son who has a similar temperament to the Su family. He is carefree.
It was borrowed by the second prince as a cover.
As for Cai Jing and Xing Shu, there may be resentment for not being able to appreciate his talents...~
Zhao Xi really didn't want this to be the case, but all the clues pointed to it, allowing Zhao Xi to determine the direction of investigation into the attack on the prince.
In fact, Zhao Xi had considered that the sudden changes that occurred when he was implementing some changes were the actions of the second prince...~ He always wanted to show his ability in strategy!
Once upon a time, Zhao Xi also had some random thoughts.
But in comparison, the prince's truth-seeking and pragmatic approach still prevailed.
I just didn't expect that Xiao Congming would finally dare to take this step...~ This is something Zhao Xi will never allow, and it is the bottom line.
There is a saying in later generations: don’t bother. Zhao Xi also has his own point of view. In Zhao Xi’s view, stability is the basis for social development. As long as any society has a stable environment, the society itself will promote development.
This is also the reason why Zhao Xi has always adopted the method of boiling frogs in warm water in his reforms over the past few decades, and has never had a large-scale or large-scale struggle.
Zhao Xi believes that with the solid foundation he has laid over the years, what the country needs in the future is a pragmatic king, not a fussy king.
Therefore, he had a certain tendency in choosing his successor.
In Zhao Xi's view, when he took office, he could complete the so-called unification of the nine states, complete the imperial alliance, and straighten out the internal mechanisms of the imperial court, which would completely ensure that the Song Dynasty would be ahead of this era in decades or even hundreds of years.
This is not to say that Zhao Xi is proud to think that he is smarter than everyone else of this era, nor does it mean that he is more politically intelligent than the courtiers, but that he has more than a thousand years of experience and understanding of various successes than people of this era.
The pattern of failure is the experience of a thousand years of development in later generations, and this is his basis.
He believed that he could lay the foundation and point the direction for the Song Dynasty. Therefore, he determined how to choose the successor. Not to mention, there was an old tradition of ordering the elders and younger ones.
But he never expected that an attack on the prince would happen.
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The investigation in the Jinghu area is getting louder and louder, and various rumors have begun to spread in the court. And those cabinet ministers who knew it well began to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and no longer mentioned it to the officials.
Any content about the attack on the prince.
Even Su Song disappeared after that interview.
In the eyes of all the ministers who knew the whole incident, the official purpose of doing this was a kind of connivance. Just like the late emperor, he was always unable to be ruthless in such incidents.
Everyone knows that the investigation on Jinghu Road is unlikely to yield results, but the Imperial City Division is still continuing there. This indicates that the officials only want the process of the investigation, not the results. In the end, the truth will only be submerged in the entire investigation.
in the process of.
It was just to show that the official family cared about the attack on the prince, just like after the attack on the official family, let it go.
People who understand will always understand that matters involving the palace walls and the heirs of the unification can only be watched from the sidelines, just like when King Runan had a dispute with the officials.
As for the courtiers, as long as they are members of the Zhao family and become kings, they all need the assistance of ministers, not to mention the senior ministers who are about to retire, so there is no need to get involved in such matters.
However, due to Zhao Xi's unclear attitude and the fact that the prince had more contacts with the cabinet, he showed a certain ability to govern and was mature and prudent, which was recognized by his ministers and workers, which allowed the prince to be generally recognized by his ministers and workers.